Author Topic: FREE, Double garage door / Oil fired Boiler (Read 7016 times)

julianf · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2016, 07:29:03 PM »

boiler looks like it may have an electro oil burner - any shots of the inside?

(im not a customer - just curious)

dgs · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2016, 08:39:02 PM »

You really need free oil to make bio worthwhile to run the heating on. It need not be 100% converted and need not be de methed but needs to settle a while (weeks) to get most of the glyc to settle.

I get mine to over 90% converted and do the reaction totally at ambient and use a minimum of methanol so the cost of conversion is about 6ppl.

I then mix 50/50 with kerro. That way I don't have to be cleaning the burner tube out every month or so.

i've tried all sorts of ratio's of bio/wvo/kerro and they all work but if the blend gets too bio or wvo heavy it means cleaning the burner more often.

julesandtash · « **Reply #17 on:** August 13, 2016, 11:00:04 PM »

I run my boiler on B100 and generally get a good six months before cleaning the blast tube
But, I maintain the feed tank at 35C (as it is all palm biodiesel) which really seems to make a difference
I do aim for 100% conversion and I wash the fuel well before use

Julian · « **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2016, 11:32:14 AM »

If GM has a use for it, I'm happy to duck out.

Chug · « **Reply #19 on:** August 14, 2016, 12:38:16 PM »

I've run mine on many different fuels and mixes and as Jules and Dave have both said, the viscosity of the fuel is quite critical if you don't want to be cleaning it out regularly, also it gets harder to fire up and get a good flame the thicker the fuel gets.

Dropping a burner nozzle size or two and upping the fuel pump pressure helps with thicker fuel.

K.H · « **Reply #20 on:** August 15, 2016, 06:58:18 PM »

Quote from: julianf on August 13, 2016, 07:29:03 PM

boiler looks like it may have an electro oil burner - any shots of the inside?

(im not a customer - just curious)

K.H · « **Reply #21 on:** August 15, 2016, 07:02:08 PM »

Right its out and ready to be collected by who ever

Someone will be there everyday this week, no one next week, then back Tues 30th
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dgs · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2016, 10:32:27 PM »

Not that I am an expert but that burner looks like a Riello 40 to me. If so it is same as mine, so fine on bio blends.

K.H · « **Reply #23 on:** August 19, 2016, 08:57:30 PM »

Heading towards the scrap bin at this rate

greasemonkey · « **Reply #24 on:** August 19, 2016, 09:34:44 PM »

Blast, I clean forgot about this.
I can't do nowt, I'm never gonna get the time to get down there and pick it up.
Sorry about that, should never had said nothing in the first place.

oakwoodtv · « **Reply #25 on:** August 19, 2016, 10:51:11 PM »

Can collect Saturday or Sunday to save it from scrap yard.

K.H · « **Reply #26 on:** August 19, 2016, 10:57:39 PM »

If its wanted i can hang on to it, not actually back there until tues 30th, we are there between 9 and 4.30 weekdays if you want help loading or i can give you directions for outside those hours?

oakwoodtv · « **Reply #27 on:** August 19, 2016, 11:23:14 PM »

Quote from: K.H on August 19, 2016, 10:57:39 PM

If its wanted i can hang on to it, not actually back there until tues 30th, we are there between 9 and 4.30 weekdays if you want help loading or i can give you directions for outside those hours?

Will contact you after the 30th thanks for holding it.

For some unknown reason the wife is not as enthusiastic as me.

K.H · « **Reply #28 on:** August 19, 2016, 11:30:33 PM »

oakwoodtv · « **Reply #29 on:** September 02, 2016, 01:56:39 PM »

My son is back from Spain later this week and can collect one evening please let me have the address.

Thanks Richard.

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